Coaster, serving as support for glasses, and the like



April 12, 1938. o. A. KAPARIN COASTERS, SERVING AS SUPPORT FOR GLASSES,AND THE LIKE Filed NOV. 5, 1937 I Gig/7% 212 21-122 Lima.

OFFICE auaas'at R SERVINGAS SUPPORT FOR mssEs,.AND run 1.11m 7 on A.Kaparin, Garfield, N. .r. Application November 3,1931; Serial No.172,521 3" Claims. (01. 65-53) This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in supports for glasses, and the like,

7 of the kinds generallytermed coasters, and it has for its object 'toprovide a coaster, which will adhereto a glass, when this is lifted froma table,

and will at all times prevent any moisture and dripplngs from the glassfrom touching the table upon which the glass is placed.

Asthe construction of my device is comparatively simple, the cost ofmanufacturing the same should be proportionately low.

Withthe above and other'objects in view, this invention consists of thenovel features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts,hereinafter fully' described, claimed and i llus trated in theaccompanying drawing, forming part of this application, and in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in allviews, and in which:

Fi e 1 is a vertical transverse sectional view of my device,'with aglass placed thereon; while Figure'2 is a top plan view of my saidinvention. Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of a rubber; memberforming part of my invention.

' of said receptacle, as said opening II in the memacteristic.

A rubber, or suction, member I8 of the kind ber lijfits around the riml5. Said disk member l6 consists of a sponge-rubber, cloth, or anysuitable porous material havingan absorbent charcommonly known, isinserted "through the center opening l3 of the receptacle. Said rubbermember is made of a thin pliable material of a kind especially suitableto create a partial, effective vacuum, when an object is pressed againstit.

Said member I! has a top portion i9 formed I with a slightly downwardlycurved surface 20,

which latter has a small depression 2| in its center for the purpose ofincreasing the vacuum. The lower part of said member l8 has a neckportion 22 adapted to be engaged by an annular edge 23 formed at thebottom of the rim portion l5, as the inner surface of the latter istapered down- ,wardly to meet the upwardly slanting sides I surroundingthe opening I3.

The member I8 is inserted in the opening I 3 by a turning andpressingrnovement, and is afterwards held in position by the enlargedportion 24 upon the rubber member l8, which portion engages the lowerslanting sides of the openingl3, once the said rubber member i8 isplaced therein.

It will be obvious that when a glass, or the like, is placed upon thecoaster hereinbefore described, said coaster will adhere to the glass,while the latter is in use, while at the same time no moisture will beable to touch the table upon which the coaster with the glass rests, asthe spongerubber disk l6 will absorb any such moisture, andeven if thereshould be a surplus of moisture and a small amount of liquid, the latterwill normally be prevented from reaching the table on account of theouter flanges H and the flanges of the rim l5 around the opening [3, asfurthermore the rubber member l8 overlaps the said rim I5, therebysecurely confining said moisture and liquid within the receptacle i0.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the 25 form, constructionvandarrangement of the several parts, as shown, within the scope of theappended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention, andI do'not therefore wish to limit myself to the exact construction andarrang'ement shown and described herein.

What I. claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is:--

Claims: l 1. In a device of the class described, a receptacle having abottom portion surrounded by a low flange, said bottom portion beingformed with an opening in the center thereof, a rim surrounding saidopening, the inner wall of said rim being formed with a downwardlyslanting surface, and the edge surrounding the-opening in the bottomportion being formed with a slanting surface narrowing towards saidopening, whereby to provide a narrow thin edge portion as thesurrounding wall of'said ,openinman absorbent member formed .with anopening in the center thereof and being placed on top of'the bottom ofthe receptacle. a rubber suction member mounted in the center opening ofthe receptacle,

said suction member being formed with a neck portion adapted to beengaged by the narrow thin edge of the center opening, and an enlargeddepending portion upon said rubber suction member, whereby to secure thelatter to the bottom of the receptacle, the sides of the top of therubber suction member being adapted to overiap the side of the rim,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a device, as claimed in claim 1, and in which the rubber suctionmember is formed with a central annular depression therein, whereby toincrease the adhesiveness of said member.

3. In a device of the class described, a receptacle having a bottomportion surrounded by a low flange, said bottom portion being formedwith an opening in the center thereof, a, rim surrounding said opening,the inner wall of said rim being formed with a, downwardly slantingsurface, and the edge surrounding the opening in the bottom portionbeing formed with a slanting surface narrowing towards said opening,whereby to provide a narrow thin edge portion as the surrounding wall ofsaid opening, an absorbent member formed with an opening in the centerthereof and being placed on top of the bottom of the receptacle, arubber suction member mounted in the center opening or the receptacle,said suction member being formed with a neck portion adapted to beengaged by the narrow thin edge of the center opening, and an enlargeddepending portion upon said rubber suction member, whereby to secure thelatter to the bottom of the receptacle.

O'I'I'O A. KAPARIN.

